Anyone know their holiday plans this summer? Rania is presently in London. Has she already been somewhere with the kids and is on her way back home or are they going on somewhere? They have the Expo next week but are they combining this with a break in Spain?

The Aspen Institute will host a special event featuring His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday, July 21, 2008. The event will take place at 3:00pm at the Greenwald Pavilion on the Institute’s Aspen Meadows Campus.

...At an economic forum in Idaho, attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania and several world political, economic and intellectual figures, the King underlined the centrality of the Palestinian issue and the importance to reach a just solution that ends the Israeli occupation and realises the aspiration of the Palestinians in creating their independent state... (Full Article)

…Intense lobbying finally convinced everyone except Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya and King Abdullah II of Jordan to attend the three-hour meeting and Paris festivities. The King said that he was on holiday but Colonel Gaddafi poured scorn…

...At an economic forum in Idaho, attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania and several world political, economic and intellectual figures, the King underlined the centrality of the Palestinian issue and the importance to reach a just solution that ends the Israeli occupation and realises the aspiration of the Palestinians in creating their independent state... (Full Article)

Jordan's royal family visits King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein is touring the western United States this week on a motorcycle with his son Prince Hussein, making several stops in Southern Oregon. His stay began with an economic forum in Idaho July 12 followed by what his Web site called a "several-day private visit."http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080718/NEWS/807180323

" The dinner party tasted Pyramid beers and Rogue Valley wines, including the king's local favorite, Velocity, a red wine from RoxyAnn Winery. King Abdullah insisted waiters leave hors d'oeuvres trays on the table instead of serving."I didn't know he drinks, isn't he a descendant of the Prophet PBUH?

I have deleted a few posts which talked about lifestyles of gulf-royals, King Abdullah drinking etc. This topic is about King Abdullah & Queen Rania’s trip to the U.S and not about lifestyle’s of the royals therefore let’s all get back on topic.Further off-topic posts will be deleted without notice.

I hope they had fun whitewater rafting. That is one of the most enjoyable things to do in the outdoors, IMO. I always go about once a year. Does anyone know where it was?

"White water rafting is a must on the to do list while visiting Central Oregon ... King Abdullah the Second of Jordan and his son, Prince Hussein, braved the rapids on the Big Eddy of the Deschutes River."